RE: Capacitance

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Original poster: "Neil Richardson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <neil-at-opticalrealities-dot-com>

Tesla coils operate well if the primary and secondary LC circuits are in
sync, ie, run at identical frequencies. Theoretically the lower the
capacitance on the secondary, the higher the output voltage, but this is not
always true, since if they are efficient, you will get best results. Learn
the math and work it out for yourself, and also check out
www.richieburnett.co.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
Sent: 25 January 2002 04:05
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Subject: Capacitance


Original poster: "centauri by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<centauri010-at-attbi-dot-com>

Hey,

        How will it affect tesla coil performance if you have significantly
more capacitance than is necessary? Will it even work? THanks.